Global production of wood products posts highest growth in 70 years

The global production and trade of major wood products such as industrial roundwood, sawnwood and wood-based panels have surged to their highest level since the Food and Agriculture Organization began recording forest statistics in 1947.
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Low level of hunger but high prevalence of moderate food insecurity, overweight, and obesity in Europe and Central Asia

Hunger in Europe and Central Asia is low, but a high number of people are affected by moderate food insecurity, such as limited food and access to nutritious food, as well as overweight and obesity, revealed a new FAO report.
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FAO hails Europe’s forest restoration ambitions

16 December 2019, Brussels –FAO Director-General QU Dongyu hailed the European Union’s pledge to achieve climate neutrality by 2050 and praised commitments to protect and restore the world’s forests in an address to the European Council of Ministers for Agriculture and Fisheries of the European Union.
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European Union provides €82 million for an FAO-led initiative targeting rural communities in Papua New Guinea

FAO and the European Union agree on a five-year €82 million initiative tobe implemented as a United Nations Joint programme in partnership with the Government of Papua New Guinea.
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FAO and the Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences strengthen efforts to build sustainability in fisheries and aquaculture

The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences (CAFS) agreed to strengthen cooperation and build the capacity and sustainability of fisheries and aquaculture in developing countries.
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Need to harness youth’s potential to achieve to end hunger

Youth face immense challenges, reason why it is imperative to scale up youth-focused initiatives and harness their potential to reach the UN Sustainable Development Goal 2.
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Nature-based solutions to climate change must be scaled up across food systems

He made his remarks on Wednesday at a special event "Accelerating Action on Nature-Based Solutions Together in 2020" on the sidelines of the UN Climate Change Conference COP25.
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South-South and Triangular Cooperation: a “game changer” for world’s most vulnerable, says FAO Director-General

This was the message from FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu, when he spoke to the High-Level Forum on South-South Cooperation at the 25th Session of the Conference of Parties (COP25) in Madrid on Wednesday.
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Need for transformational change to address food security, agriculture and forestry together

FAO Director-General QU Dongyu today called for a transformational change aimed at addressing food security, agriculture and forestry together - through a holistic approach.
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Greater innovation needed to fight climate change, poverty and hunger

FAO Director-General QU Dongyu called for greater agricultural innovation to tackle the risks of climate change and reach the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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FAO Director-General kicks off International Mountain Day

Youth are driving the world’s climate agenda and can help on all fronts, including bolstering mountain ecosystems, FAO Director-General QU Dongyu said today in remarks opening International Mountain Day.
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Three million undernourished people in Asia-Pacific need to be lifted out of hunger every single month until the end of 2030 to achieve Sustainable Development Goal

Three million undernourished people in Asia and the Pacific must be lifted out of hunger each month from now on, if the region is to meet the SDG 2 Zero Hunger goal by the end of 2030, says a new report released today by four United Nations agencies.
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